Working at GenMark Diagnostics in Pasadena, CA: 1 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Pasadena, CA Area

"The frontier of human DNA testing and matching software."

What do you like about working at GenMark Diagnostics?

"The computer equipment is up to date and capable. Lab employees are competent and useful for finding out the current processes and software dependencies."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This software has no previous history and it is unique and capricious in its design. Be sure to get them to draw a stable picture before you agree to a scheudle and lock it down on paper to prevent revisionsim."

What don't you like about working at GenMark Diagnostics?

"The management schedules were draconian in expected result times and there was never enough time to get the work done. Outside consultants were constantly out of state and unable to support their role in describing the needed software changes. Management was unreliable and kept changing the requirements on the fly without notification. Software goals changed weekly without notice and then complaint followed without reason."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get control of your program managers and produce resonable schedules with the approval of your software developers. Develop consensus between all your departments on the actual needs of the software and put it on paper to suppress disention and bickering."